1-32 poll, plus each team’s most memorable Thanksgiving game

It’s Feast Week for the NFL Power Rankings, as Thanksgiving is upon us. Along with being a national holiday, Thanksgiving is also a celebration of football, as three games will be on the docket Thursday (Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m. ET, Fox; Las Vegas Raiders at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS; and Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC).

That got us thinking — what is the most notable Thanksgiving memory for each team? So as we get ready for turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and all the fixings, we asked our NFL Nation writers to share their franchise’s most notable Turkey Day moment. With 31 of the 32 teams having played at least once on Thanksgiving Day (sorry, Jacksonville Jaguars), we have a wide assortment of memories, from virtuoso performances from Hall of Fame players to errant coin tosses to ice-storm gaffes. One memory was even used twice (you can probably guess it, but here’s a hint if you can’t: It rhymes with Putt Stumble).

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Most memorable Thanksgiving game: Beating the Lions 28-14 on Nov. 25, 1948

This was the Cardinals’ last win on Thanksgiving, and it helped the then-Chicago Cardinals continue a dominating season a year after winning the NFL title, which happens to be the most recent in franchise history. They lost a repeat bid in the 1948 championship game. Since beating the Lions in 1948, they’ve lost eight in a row on Thanksgiving but have played in only one game (2008) on the holiday since 1985 after being regular participants in the pre-merger days. — Josh…